Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy’s Westworldadaptation has come a long way from early reports of its fitful production, including calls for extras to perform some “genital-on-genital touching.” Now in its second season, the sci-fi/western thriller series has offered engrossing mystery after mystery, and several great…

Although we’re right on the cusp of HBO releasing the second season of its hit sci-fi drama Westworld, some of the most exciting news about the series’ third season has already been announced. It’s not a new, batshit crazy murder park being built right next to Samurai World, though (even if we’re still holding out…

“Did you ever stop to wonder about your actions? The price you’d have to pay if there was a reckoning? ...That reckoning is here.” With these words from Evan Rachel Woods’ Dolores, the action begins in what’s easily the darkest Westworld trailer yet.

In a group effort yesterday, the cast of Westworlddropped a bunch of hints on Twitter that led to the unveiling of a new poster for the upcoming season. The digital promo introduced us to the robo-vulture of the future, which is found in its natural state of standing next to bloody black hats.

Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich) is hardly the only handsome rake in Solo: A Star Wars Story, as evinced by Lando Calrissian’s (Donald Glover) repeat suave-as-fuck appearances in the trailers. Because the spin-off is basically an origin story, it’s also full of shady characters, including rogues played by Woody Harrelson,…

Chris Miller and Phil Lord are putting together a pretty impressive cast for their upcoming Star Wars movie Han Solo, withVariety reporting that Thandie Newton—who recently gained wide recognition for her work as rebellious robot Maeve on HBO’s Westworld—is in talks to join the film. There’s no information on which…

While it took more than 40 years for the 1973 science-fiction film Westworld to become an HBO series, it didn’t have to be that way. Other downbeat sci-fi movies of that era, including Logan’s Run and Planet Of The Apes, got TV adaptations way sooner than that. Now, righting a historical wrong, artist and animator Tom…

With more scripted television programs in production than ever before, it follows that there are now a wider range of opportunities for television actors. Looking back at the performances that caught The A.V. Club’s eyes in 2016 confirms that hypothesis: While some of our favorite character actors found new facets of…

The late Michael Crichton was as cunning as the fictional mad men he occasionally chronicled. In the early ’70s, the Andromeda Strain author accepted a paltry budget and a tight schedule to direct his screenplay about catastrophic breakdowns at a high-tech vacation spot. Westworld made back that meager investment and…

Sexy Naked Renegade Robot Cowboys is kind of a mouthful, which probably explains why HBO decided to stick with the title of the 1973 Michael Crichton movie upon which its new series Westworld is based. And while that title isn’t quite as explanatory, it’s still pretty evocative of the universe this “mature version”of…

With so many TV networks and streaming services now available, time is at a premium even within the two full weeks of the Television Critics Association conference. So even a juggernaut like HBO only commandeers a single Saturday morning at the TCAs, and was limited to five particular shows.

Canadian writer-director Xavier Dolan has made several French-language films over the past few years, including 2014’s hyperactive Mommy. But now that he’s helmed the music video for Adele’s “Hello,” Hollywood has decided to trust him not just with an English-language debut, but also with one of the more impressive…

The Slap is a ridiculous title for an even more ridiculous-sounding premise. However, the original Australian miniseries (itself based on the Christos Tsiolkas novel) is one of the more affecting pieces of character-driven TV from the last five years. The story’s general premise undersells the show’s uniqueness and…

At this point, somanypeoplehave been cast in HBO’s Westworld remake that it’s worth considering the possibility that everyone on the planet will soon be a part of it as well. It’s the story of a theme park full of cowboy robots that turn evil, but the robots are so advanced that they look just like real people. Who…

In the brief time available to us before America’s biopic-ready musician supply is depleted, Hollywood remains determined to make a movie about Jimi Hendrix—or rather, several. As the long-gestating, Andre 3000-starring, John Ridley-directed All Is By My Side is making runs at various film festivals, a competing…